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Start over, Live Slower
War is over, Well recover, Its just begun

Trust your own, Deep in your bones
Your at home, Not alone

Starring at the sun

Let it hit you, Let get you
Let it pick you off the ground
(Spin your head around)
Let it shake you, Let it Change you
Just don't let it break you down
(Break you, trip you, or bring you down)

Its a brave new world we've found

-Don L. Castor

So just Let It Hit You you and get the inspiration you need to move forward and make a difference in your life and the lives of others.

Title: "Brave New World"
Artist: Don L. Castor

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Listen when: needing to the inspiration you need to move forward.

You can check out more Inspirational Music under our Utopia Section and On Top Of The World Section.

As habitual,
Even as habitual as it feels, we've just got to be strong, still I feel worthless and so damn jaded
Thinking that the world might have been better off with me gone.
Here I'm laying on the edge now and it's so serrated, wondering how I've held on this long.
Can't pick up my demons no more, or I'll wind up right back down on the floor.

As habitual as it feels, I've got to be strong.
Find faith in something and just carry on.
Even as habitual as it feels, you know we've got to just be strong

-Bodi Profit

Empower yourself by using music to tap into the inner-strength that you know you have, to succeed and overcome life's challenges.

Title: "Habitual (Be Strong)"
Artist: Bodi Profit

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Listen when: life feels to overwhelming, needing a source of inspiration.

Check out more Self Help Music under our On Top Of The World section.

No More Heartaches,
No More Worries - Oh, No,
Oh, No, No - From Now On.

No More Grey Clouds,
Hanging Over My High Head,
No, No, No, No - From Now On.

I Used To Live In A World So Full Of Pain And Sorrow,
Just A Victim Of My Yesterdays,
But Now I'm Strong And I'm Not Afraid Of What's Tomorrow,
'Cause I'm Living For Today - From Now On.

Self-Help Music, Motivational Music, Empowerment Music it's all meant to help you empower yourself and help you become a better you.

Title: "From Now On"
Artist: Dessy Dobreva

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Check out more Self Help Music under our On Top Of The World section.

For generations, African-American artists have created music that communicates across racial boundaries and expresses both joy and sorrow. When facing the cruelty of slavery and injustice, African-Americans lifted spirituals to the heavens, bringing comfort to troubled souls.

Most recently, I discovered this new modern gospel artist. His music speaks the "truth" as it motivates, inspires, and understands. Check it out and let us know what you think.

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Chris Bolton - Praise Jam

Chris Bolton - Believe

Chris Bolton - Crazy

Sister , brother , mother , father
get together and try
Everybody hold out for each other
come on get together
plan a little love and make it last forever....
sister, brother, just try...
-Roi and The Secret People

To everyone around the world, lets just get together and learn and grow from one another...
-Acoustic Fuel

Title: Nancy
Artist: Roi and The Secret People

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Check out more Inspirational Music under our Utopia Section

Putting myself down all of the time, I can forgive that
Making the same mistakes twice, hey I can forgive that, because I'm not that
- Heather Frahn Trio

Title: Pure Golden Heart
Artist: Heather Frahn Trio

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Hi, my name is Chris Dunnett from Cincinnati, Ohio. I am a guitarist whose music is considered to be Flamenco/World.

You can listen to "El Samuraichi." by pressing Play.

I create music that is...
Renegade Acoustic Guitar...Based on traditional styles (Flamenco, World Fusion, Gypsy, Rock, Metal and Classical) but breaking all the rules.

Some of the artists that have influenced me and my music are...
Al Dimeola, Ottmar Liebert, Eric Johnson, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Harris, Nancy Wilson, Alex Lifeson, David T. Chastain (whom I also studied under), Vinnie Moore, Wolfgang Mozart, J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Kiss, Heart, Rush, Triumph, Iron Maiden, Armik, Gypsy Kings, Randy Rhoades, Rik Emmett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Peppino D'Agostino, Strunz & Farah, Tom Scholz, Neal Schon, Joe Satriani, Wolf Hoffman, Looney Tunes cartoons, and ANYTHING in the 80's that was GOOD!!!

My thoughts on the power of music are...
Music holds the secret, to know it can make you whole...oh wait, that's my idol Rik Emmett's words :). Well, music has really made me who I am as a person as well as helped me thru many difficult times. People, family, loves, have come and gone but music has been the one constant in my life. Music has taken me on many travels and allowed me to meet many wonderful people that I would not have otherwise met.

My mission as a musician is...
To create and leave behind as much music as I can.

To find out more about me, you can visit...
http://www.chrisdunnett.com
Myspace

Hi, my name is Nathen Aswell from Vancouver, BC Canada. I am a singer/songwriter whose music is considered to a mixture of Folk and Pop.

You can listen to "Little By Little" by pressing Play.

I create music that is...
Conscious pop: music that's meant to inspire, open hearts and help
heal the world, in whatever style best suits the lyric. (It's
inspirational AND non-denominational.)

Some of the artists that have influenced me and my music are...
The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Stevie Wonder, XTC, and
numerous artists on Peter Gabriel's Real World label.

My thoughts on the power of music are...
Music is the quickest and most direct route to the soul.

My mission as a musician is...
To inspire, to open hearts and to help heal the world.
To help us remember that we are spiritual beings having a physical
experience.
To help us remember the interconnectedness of all things.

To find out more about me, you can visit...
http://www.nathenaswell.com/

And when all I see is doubt
When words lose all meaning
When my screams have lost their sound
And there is no one, will I be the strength I need?
Hope I'll be the strength I need
I will be the strength I need
-Marina V.

Title:"THE STRENGTH I NEED"
Artist: Maria V

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Don't you want to believe that we all could be free?
Don't you want to believe that all of us could be free?

You want to let go of everything, you're going to shine, shine over me
Let go of everything, you're going to shine, shine let me see
It's all right
-Gus Company

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Congrats goes out to AF Co-Op member, Theresa Walker, on her Posi-Award Nomination in the Personal Transformation category for her song "Feel Free" also featured on AF's Wonder Women MixTape.

What is a Posi-Award?

According to David Roth of Empower Music and Arts, "Posi music inspires, transforms, empowers, unites, enlightens, heals, and celebrates the human spirit and its many forms of spirituality. It embraces diversity, builds community, cares for the Earth, entertains possibility, and raises consiousness for social justice, self awareness, authenticity, and integrity."

Wow! Sounds like this is right up our alley. But, we've been supporters of the I-To-I Ministries, now known as Empower Music and Arts, for many years and are very excited about the nomination ourselves.

This year will be the fourth annual Posi-Awards held during the New Thought Music Week this coming September at Unity Village in Kansas City, Mo. Nearly 500 songs were submitted and a nominating committee of artists, industry people and fans rated the songs in six categories to come up with the 21 nominees. The categories are as follows: Spiritual Social Action, Story Song, Uniting, Group/Chant, Healing, and Personal Transformation.

So, let's all stand behind Theresa and wish her good luck!

Although Misko Stanisic lives on the other side of the world. we were lucky to cross paths with him on the web a few years back. We are now proud to say he is not only a new Acousic Fuel Co-Op Member, but an Acoustic Fuel Approved Artist as well.

His latest release, Makadam, is a "classic" go at modern piano music. According to the composer himself, "Makadem is a type of road construction pioneered by the Scotsman John Loudon in around 1820. In many parts of Europe it's spelled with K as maKadam (as I did). In the Balkans, where I come from, "makadam" is usually an old deserted road on the countryside. My album is a story about the memories of my former homeland, and my exodus (as a refugee from the Balkan wars in 1990's) from the Balkans to Sweden where I found my new home."

Mr. Stanisic's straight solo piano performances are a sound for sore ears. When the radio is filled with electronic and synthetic musicianship, this album definitely stands apart from the rest. One of my personal favorites is "Luna Mare", with its old fashioned simplicity and dramaticism it could actually be the backdrop of any well scored cinematic feature. While "The Horizon", another favorite, note by note is encouraging and promotes the hope of a new day.

But at the end of my day, I must say that this music helps me to clear my head. It actually took me to a "clearing" in my own mind and helped me to direct close attention to the task at hand.

And while DJ Mister Man, on the other hand, claims it took him to more of a creative space, we'd like to hear from you. To check out a sample of Makadam, you can click here. And be sure to tell us, where does it take you?

I went away to get a glimpse of what you had for me.
But in the end I’'ve got all that I need.
I’m back where I’m supposed to be
(Where I’m supposed to be)
I took a minute to explore the possibility, I wasn'’t complete,
but everything that’s really close to me is back where I’m supposed to be
(Where I’m supposed to be)
-Somobe

Not all Hip Hop is about violence, drugs, and disrespecting women. Check out this track by Somobe. The inspirational lyrics mixed with the groovy track will definitely leave you feeling good.

Title: Where I'm Supposed To Be
Artist: Somobe

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and remember you can always check out more feel good music under our Stimulation Station and On Top Of The World sections.

When you stand on your own two feet
The world is cruel, the world is sweet
It shifts so fast, turns on a dime
You blink your eyes, you're out of time
So enjoy the day
There's no better way

We have all heard that expression "life is like a roller coaster full of ups and downs". But unlike a roller coaster sometimes we don't know what changes will take place in our life from one day to the next. Which is why we all need to take time out every once in awhile and appreciate what we have today. So take a break from what ever it is you are doing, get an ear full of "Fiery Ride" by Paso Fino, and enjoy the here and now.

Title: Fiery Ride
Artist: Paso Fino

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Everyday I dream of what I'd love to do
But it doesn't really seem like it's what I'm gonna do
Cos life has got it's say, it's reality no end
Obligations rule my day, and frustration is my friend

Where are you going
What are you doing
Is it your calling
Does it light your fire
You only got one shot
Give it your best shot
Otherwise there's no reason
No reason for you to be
-Tunde Oye

Title:"Where Are You Going"
Artist: Tunde Oye

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Lean, you're gonna have to lean,
You're gonna have to lean your head upon somebody's shoulder
Try you're gonna have to try
You're gonna have to let somebody help you cross these waters

Sometimes I feel the pull of gravities command
Take my heart below sea level I find it hard to stand
I need my friends around me, I need to feel your love
Wrap amazing grace around me, below is the same as above

-Morley

Title:Cross These Water
Artist:Morley

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Check out more inspirational music under our Utopia section.